A Life-Changing Experience

Diana Knox

A Life-Changing Experience

by Diana Knox

Reprinted from the November, 1998, issue of the Braille Monitor.

From the Editor: The following speech was delivered at the 1998 convention of the

National Federation of the Blind of Maine. It is a moving illustration of the importance

of our scholarship program. This is what Diana Knox said:

I was awarded an NFB scholarship at the 1997 convention in New Orleans, and I've been

IEP Video Available

IEP Video Set Now Available

"Successful Individualized Education Programs (IEP's) do not just happen.

Information and preparation will help you avoid an IEP Disaster."

So says Barbara Cheadle, President, National Organization of Parents of Blind Children

(NOPBC), in Part 1. of this extraordinary set of six videos entitled "Avoiding an IEP

Disaster." Edited by Myra Lesser for the NOPBC and produced by the National

NOPBC 1998 Meeting Report

Report on the 1998 Annual Meeting

of the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children

NOPBC meetings have a reputation for being lively, fast-paced, and information-packed.

In all respects, the 1998 meeting lived up to that well-earned reputation. The meeting

began with some brief business items—the reading of the minutes and the nominating

committee's report—and ended with the election of the following officers and board

members:

* Barbara Cheadle, President (MD)

The Miracle of Dallas

THE MIRACLE OF DALLAS

by Sally Miller

Editor's Note: Sally Miller, President of the South Carolina Parents of Blind Children,

was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Organization of Parents of Blind

Children at the Annual Meeting in Dallas. It was her first National Federation of the

Blind (NFB) Convention. With her energy and organizational skills, she made quite an

impression on her fellow parents. The NFB Convention also made quite an impression on her.

Convention 1999

Dr. Maurer, Dr. Jernigan

at his side, presides over the 1998

NFB Convention in Dallas, Texas.

Convention Bulletin 1999

by Barbara Pierce

It is time to plan for the 1999 convention of the National Federation of the Blind.

Last year's convention in Dallas was one of the best we have ever experienced—a great

hotel staff, a truly impressive program and exhibits, and fellowship of the highest order.

The year before, 1997, we set an attendance record in New Orleans. Atlanta in 1999,

Dr. Jernigan In Memoriam

Dr. KennethJernigan

November 13, 1926

to

October 12, 1998

Dr. Kenneth Jernigan In Memoriam

On October 12, 1998, Dr. Kenneth Jernigan, one of the most outstanding blind leaders

the world has ever known, died peacefully at his home in Baltimore, Maryland. The lung and

bone cancer he had been battling for about a year finally prevailed. The funeral took

place at St. Joseph's Monastery Church in Baltimore, and his body was buried at Loudon

Untitled Document

Future Reflections
The National
Federation of the Blind Magazine for Parents and Teachers of Blind Children
Volume 17 Number 3
Winter
1998
Barbara Cheadle, Editor

Blind and Multiply Handicapped

The Journey

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The Journey
A parent comes to terms with her daughter's disability
by Virginia Richardson

Reprinted from the Fall, 1997 issue of Pacesetter,
a publication of the PACER Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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